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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1244: MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1244 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries. Primary sponsor: Lauren Ventrella (Republican). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 721.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lauren VentrellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Mark AbrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Patrick ConnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Patrick McMathCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 721.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source